When Liu Tong caught Ji Ma having an affair with his subordinates, he was furious and ordered his soldiers to go to the back garden to arrest Zhao Tu. After a while, he ordered Liu Qian to come over.
It was Liu Qian who came first. Seeing Liu Shu winking at him, he felt confused and saluted Liu Tong: "General."
Liu Tong stared at him and asked: "Zhao Tu has an affair with my concubine, do you know?"
Liu Qian was shocked: "General, there must be a misunderstanding! Brother Zhao has read the books of sages since he was a child. He dare not and will not do such unethical things."
Liu Tong sneered: "Why did my concubine's hairpin fall off of him?"
Liu Qian thought for a while and said, "Brother Zhao drank a few too many drinks today, or someone framed him and stuffed something into his sleeve while he was drunk."
Liu Tong looked at him for another long time and snorted: "He was drunk in my concubine's yard. Someone moved him there?"
"This..." Liu Qian looked a little confused, "It's not difficult to coax a drunkard to go somewhere."
But just now, the soldiers who went to capture Zhao Tu came back and reported to Liu Tong: "Going back to the general, Mr. Zhao was not seen in the back garden, but the west corner door was wide open, and the two women guarding the door were knocked unconscious.
"
Liu Tong was furious: "Trash! Why don't you hurry up and chase him!" The soldiers agreed in unison and went out to look for him.
Liu Qian became anxious and bowed: "Brother Zhao is really not that kind of person! Wansheng has known him since he was a child!"
Liu Shu said from the side: "Mr. Liu has only been his classmate for a few years. Since he is willing to betray Ping'an Prefecture for a woman, wouldn't he betray my father because of a woman?"
Liu Qian choked and his face turned red. After a while, he still bowed to Liu Tong and said: "Please tell me, general. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of misunderstandings." There was no confidence in his words.
Liu Shu said: "If he was really drunk, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to move at this moment. He was obviously pretending to be drunk. As soon as his mother left, he jumped up and ran away. It's better for father to interrogate Ma's girl, and
Her brother."
Liu Tong nodded repeatedly: "My son's words make sense." He ordered people to quickly get Ma's maids and take charge of the affairs. Not long after, several girls were brought. They were servants of the Liu family, and it would be early now.
How can I hide for Ma if I lose my courage? I will do everything.
It turned out that Zhao Tu had just climbed into the wall from the back of their yard, broke in, and drunkenly rushed towards Ma.
. Ma Shi dodges at first, but then she hears Zhao Tu keep saying, "I know you are pitiful! I know your surname is not Ma! I know you are a rich young lady! I just hate that I don't have the ability to take you away..." So and so
Pan didn't know what he meant. Ma's tears rolled down her cheeks immediately after hearing this. She slumped down on the chair and was completely stunned. Zhao Tu rushed forward and hugged her, murmuring, "I'll take you away..."
One day I will take you away..." Tears could not help but flow from his eyes. The two hugged each other and cried for a long time.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door outside, and the servants shouted: "Aunt Ma - the general is here!" The two of them woke up with a "thump".
Zhao Tu immediately said: "I was drunk and accidentally came here. I was knocking on the door outside. After the girl opened the door, I fell to the ground. You were scared." Ma nodded and hurriedly ordered the girl. These girls
Everyone knew that Aunt Ma was afraid of having an affair with this man, but since they were close to Ma, their life and death were originally tied to her, so they acted according to the plan in a hurry. Zhao Tu turned around and lay on the imperial concubine's bed, pretending to be drunk, and a girl hurriedly went out.
He opened the door and performed a play for Liu Tong. Liu Tong now recalled that there were many flaws, but he completely trusted the two of them at that time and never became suspicious.
Liu Qian was stunned after hearing this. He kept his mouth open for a long time and couldn't close it. Liu Shu snorted from the side: "I said it! Mr. Liu didn't believe it, and neither did my mother."
Liu Qian became even more embarrassed and flushed: "It's an insult to gentlemen!"
Suddenly, Manager Ma also came. After Liu Tong cursed him a few times, he became confused and confessed that Ma was not his sister and that he had bought her. He just refused to admit that Ma and Zhao Tu were in their house.
Private meeting. Liu Qian said: "You can bring in the mother-in-law who keeps watch at Ma's house and ask."
Then he hurried to fetch the mother-in-law who was guarding the back door of Ma's house at night. The mother-in-law said: "No one came to see the eldest lady. It's just that a girl named La next to her had a lover, and she asked someone to give me some money.
When the young lady returned to her parents' home, her best friend would come to have a private meeting with her. After each time, the boy would thank me for hundreds of dollars."
Ma's girl hurriedly said: "There are four girls in our courtyard, and none of them is named La."
Liu Shu said, "What girl? Didn't Ma Guanshi just say that her surname is La?" He then asked the woman what the adulterer looked like. When the woman said, she was tall, short, fat, thin, and her accent was indeed Zhao Tu.
Manager Ma was so frightened that he kowtowed: "You're wronged! General, I don't know anything! I just thought that if she was born well, she would be able to please the general and get a lot of rewards! I'm wronged!"
Liu Tong pulled out his saber and was about to kill him, but Liu Qian hurriedly stopped him: "General, don't kill him!"
Liu Tong's eyes were as big as a bell: "Why can't I kill him?"
Liu Qian said anxiously: "Mr. Ma must not be alive. The death of a woman in the back house is nothing. If her brother is also dead, he is still looking for beauties for the general. I am afraid someone can guess who he is."
Come on. Even if you can't guess, some people are curious and don't know what story to make up. As the saying goes, there is no airtight wall in the world, and family scandals must not be exposed; there is another saying, good things don't go out, and bad things travel thousands of miles. This matter
If others find out, the general's reputation will not be restored even with ten oxen."
Manager Ma cried and kowtowed: "General, spare your life! General, spare your life! The villain will find another beauty for the general! The villain will never dare to recognize a girl randomly again!"
Liu Qian then advised: "Based on Wan Sheng's opinion, this manager Ma is really innocent. Not only is he looking for a beauty for the general, but also because this Ma family has the general's favor, how can he help Ma family have an affair with others? But?
Didn't you use your own neck to get into the noose?"
Manager Ma cried: "I've been wronged - when I bought her, the naughty bitch said she was a girl from a very clean family in the village, and she was raised by her father as a young lady! How could I have imagined that she was a girl from a very clean family in the village?"
Such a free-spirited bitch! If the villain knew about it, he would definitely sell her to a brothel. Even if he had a hundred thousand courage, he would not dare to send her to the general's mansion, let alone admit her as his sister..."
Liu Shu relied on Liu Qian's advice to avoid the disaster a few days ago, so he trusted Liu Qian and hurriedly said, "Mr. Liu is talking about it. Daddy, reputation is important."
Liu Tong asked the two of them to say one sentence each, so he agreed, pointed at the horse manager and shouted: "Get out!"
Manager Ma didn't dare to get up, and really rolled out! Liu Shu couldn't help laughing, and Liu Tong was also angry. Liu Qian breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and bowed to the ground, and said with shame: "There is such a scum among scholars.
I am ashamed to meet the general in my late life
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Liu Shu laughed even more: "Mr. Liu is good at everything, he's just a little circuitous." Liu Qian shook his head.
Liu Tong originally wanted to express his anger at him; but on the one hand, he was a talented person, and on the other hand, his son tried his best to say good things secretly, and said: "This matter has nothing to do with you, you can go." Liu Qian bowed again and said goodbye.
And go.
He just left the gate of Liu's Mansion, but the steward Ma did not leave. He was waiting not far away. When he saw him coming out, he chased him and saluted: "Thank you sir for saving your life! I will be rewarded in the future."
Liu Qian looked at him and smiled slightly: "The king of heaven overshadows the tigers of earth."
Manager Ma was stunned, and after a while he said: "Pagoda Zhen River Demon... Mr. Liu?"
Liu Qian said: "For a person like Ma Guanshi, how can Mr. Gong be willing to let you take such a big risk? Mr. Gong already had a clever plan for what happened today, and he ordered me to try to rescue him." In fact, this matter has nothing to do with Gong San.
He improvised on his own.
"Oh -" Manager Ma was suddenly enlightened and extended his thumb in praise, "Mr. Gong is indeed a clever man, and the sword never grows old! Who is the one who just taught my night watch lady how to speak?"
Liu Qian didn't answer, only said: "Don't forget the reward that man promised to give to that woman." Nai smiled and handed him over and left. Manager Ma shouted "Thank you" several more times behind him, "There will be reward."
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Liu Qian just returned home and suddenly saw Zhao Tu emerge from behind the door. He was shocked: "You are hiding here with me!"
Zhao Tu smiled bitterly and said: "I have nowhere to go." He wiped away his sweat and said, "I just heard the commotion on the street. They must be arresting me."
Liu Qian complained: "I told you not to mess with General Liu's woman. How can I send you away now?" He looked around for a moment and led him to the study.
Zhao Tu said: "He not only called you over but also let you back. I guess he didn't suspect you?"
Liu Qian hummed: "I never stole his concubine."
Zhao Tu asked: "Do you know what happened to Mr. Ma?"
Liu Qian said: "I was caught stealing, what do you think?"
Zhao Tu stumbled suddenly and shed tears unconsciously. After a while, he said, "I hurt her." After thinking for a moment, he said, "I want to save her."
Liu Qian glanced at him sideways: "Although you are stronger than ordinary scholars, you will not be able to break into Liu's house. How can you save her?"
Zhao Tu gritted his teeth: "There is always a way. Tomorrow I will pretend to be a food deliveryman and sneak in to have a look."
"Don't do this nonsense!" Liu Qian frowned and said, "What's the situation in their house? They are looking for you all over the city now. Are you pretending to be drunk? You ran away like that. If you keep pretending, you won't be able to protect me. I still have you.
The explanation will make things right for you."
Zhao Tu stumbled and said: "Later I also figured it out. Originally, her life was in danger, but she still had a way to survive if she stayed in their garden. But that young man pulled me and ran away, saying that if I left too late, I would die, and then
When I was thrown outside the Liu Mansion, he disappeared in the blink of an eye."
Liu Qian was stunned: "Which boy?"
As he spoke, he had already arrived at the door of Liu Qian's study. The door was open, and a young man wearing crow-green arrow sleeves was sitting inside drinking tea. He raised his head and waved: "How are you, Mr. Liu?"
Zhao Tu pointed at him and shouted: "It's him!"
Liu Qian frowned and asked, "May I ask who the young master is?"
The young man leisurely picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said: "I am from SHIELD, codename Hei Wuchang. Someone paid us to save Mr. Ding Chu's life."
Both Liu Qian and Zhao Tu had heard of S.H.I.E.L.D., and they were all surprised when they heard him call Zhao Tu by his real name "Ding Chu". Liu Qian cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, young master.
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Na Hei Wuchang said: "Liu Tong's people are already searching for him. The night is long and there are many dreams. Besides, everyone knows about your friendship. We must try to get out of the city quickly."
Zhao Tu was full of complaints just now, but now his eyes suddenly lit up: "Young master is very skilled in martial arts, please save that Ma family."
Hei Wuchang glanced at him: "Your mistress? Our S.H.I.E.L.D. never saves people in vain. Do you have money?"
Zhao Tu rushed forward as if he had seen a savior. He leaned on the case and stretched his neck with hope: "Don't worry, young master. When I return to Lingnan, I will have money. I am sure that many young masters will have a tael of silver."
Hei Wuchang frowned: "A woman, or someone else's woman, why are you spending so much effort? Don't you have a wife yourself? Why don't you care about your own wife? You have caused such a big trouble, she is afraid that she will not have a good life. Passed."
Zhao Tu's face was slightly red and he said: "That woman is just a cover. The young master also knows that my real name is not Zhao Tu, so the marriage does not count. Anyway, she has nothing to do with me. I only have one Ma family in my heart. Only I beg you, young master, to save Mr. Ma, and the money will come easily."
Hei Wuchang sneered and said: "It's really shameless to a certain extent." He immediately clapped his hands and said, "Fortunately, our SHIELD has always accepted the money but ignored it, and we will not bargain for the two thousand five hundred taels of silver."
Zhao Tu was overjoyed: "It's a deal! Please, young master!" He bowed and bowed repeatedly. Hei Wuchang tugged at the corner of his mouth and did not answer. Zhao Tu bowed his hands to Liu Qian again and said, "When I leave the country of Lu, I will ask Brother Liu to take care of me." Get off the woman I am now."
Liu Qian stood aside and wondered whether Hei Wuchang was credible. Hearing this, his eyes widened: "What did Brother Zhao say?"
Hei Wuchang smiled and said: "I have a brother codenamed Fat Wuchang. He once said: Character and talent have never been related. I finally understand it now."
Although Zhao Tu was blushing, he still said in a low voice: "Liu Tong is not as guilty as she is right now, but life is just a little more difficult. Can you please take care of Brother Liu for a while, and I will try to save her from getting out in the future." Hei Wuchang burst out laughing. Liu Qian was speechless, said "you, you" twice, rolled up his sleeves and went out.
Hei Wuchang finished laughing and said to Zhao Tu: "We usually accept cash. I also know that Mr. Ding is not available at this time. Please write a note."
Zhao Tu nodded repeatedly: "I should, I should!" He immediately went to his desk and wrote down the note, pressed his fingerprints, and then dried the ink and sent it to Hei Wuchang.
Hei Wuchang looked at it carefully and saw that it was written correctly. He nodded and said, "I will save her tonight."
Zhao Tu bowed to the ground and shed tears: "Thank you very much, young master."
Hei Wuchang then took the note and went out. Not long after, he saw Liu Qian standing in the corridor with his hands behind his hands, thinking. He walked over with a smile and said, "Mr. Liu, don't worry, it's Mr. Zhan who asked us to save people."
Liu Qian was startled: "Is it him?"
Hei Wuchang said: "Since Mrs. Liu Tong knows that Ma is a tiger and wolf, how can she not deal with her? Zhao Tu is naturally Ma's best weakness. Today when Liu Tong's daughter returns home, Zhao Tu will definitely come to the Liu Mansion to help Mrs. Liu. This was an excellent opportunity. I guessed that she would not let it go. Therefore, I hid it in the Liu Mansion long ago and only waited for their adultery to be exposed before taking action. I didn’t want Zhao Tu and Ma to be clever and coax them. After passing Liu Tong, I was never caught. Fortunately, Mrs. Liu prepared a second hand. She managed to take a hairpin that Liu Tong gave to Ma family early and ordered one of her confidants to throw it on the ground. , and also used the girl’s mouth to say that the hairpin was not lost by the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law—it was naturally lost by Zhao Tu.”
Liu Qian nodded and said, "That's it."
"After I took Zhao Tu out of the house, I guessed that Liu Tong would definitely interrogate Ma's maid, and he was still angry at that moment and couldn't think of letting anyone guard Ma's courtyard, so I took advantage of the fact that Ma was the only one left in the courtyard. He knocked her unconscious, took her out of the Liu Mansion and hid her. The whole Liu Mansion is looking for her right now."
Liu Qian frowned and said, "What did that woman do to save her?"
Hei Wuchang said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, don't you think it would be great for Zhao Tu and Ma to be together? They will be of great use in Lingnan." (..)